Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, "Jaws" follows what happens on an island off the coast of New England after a great white shark wreaks havoc on their beach. Steven Spielberg ...

Lorraine Gary, who played the police chief's wife Ellen Brody, retired shortly after Jaws. She went on to act in the 1976 movie Car Wash and the Spielberg-directed 1979 film 1941.

Lorraine Gary played Ellen Brody in the 1975 thriller Jaws In a new interview with PEOPLE for the film's 50th anniversary, the actress admits she had a "mad crush" on costar Robert Shaw ...

Interestingly, Lorraine Gary (née Gottfried) was married to Sidney "Sid" Sheinberg, the head of Universal Pictures who took a shot on a young Steven Spielberg (the gamble obviously paid off).

When actress Lorraine Gary, who played Roy Scheider’s wife in Jaws and Jaws II, was first told that there was going to be a third Jaws by her studio executive husband, she was less than joyful ...

Gary, 88, retired from acting in 1979 after starring in Steven Spielberg's 1941. She reprised her role as Ellen once more for the final Jaws movie in 1987, Jaws: The Revenge.

NEED TO KNOW Lorraine Gary played Ellen Brody in the 1975 thriller Jaws In a new interview with PEOPLE for the film's 50th anniversary, the actress admits she had a "mad crush" on costar Robert Shaw ...